{"product_id":"sustainable-young-adult-ministry-making-it-work-making-it-last-9780830841523","title":"Sustainable Young Adult Ministry: Making It Work, Making It Last","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoung adult ministry scares us.\u003c\/b\u003eYoung adults seem like the elusive Holy Grail demographic in Christian ministry. We often treat them like another species, with an inscrutable culture all their own. To have a thriving ministry to young adults, we're told, we'll need to be up-to-date on all the latest trends. We'll need to change up our worship style. We'll need to make \u003ci\u003eprograms\u003c\/i\u003e. But what if young adult ministry isn't actually as enigmatic as we've been led to believe? What if it actually looks an awful lot like . . . faithful Christian ministry?Scott Pontier and Mark DeVries know firsthand the challenges of young adult ministry. In \u003ci\u003eSustainable Young Adult Ministry\u003c\/i\u003e, they explore six common mistakes churches make in their efforts to reach this demographic--mistakes they themselves have made--and offer six paradoxes that upend our presuppositions and return us to a simpler, more biblical ministry model. Full of practical advice and complete with a wealth of additional resources, this book offers a fresh perspective on young adult ministry that is grounded in long ministry experience and in the timeless gospel of Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott Pontier is a senior consultant at Ministry Architects, a consulting team that helps churches and ministry organizations build sustainable ministries. He is also the lead pastor of Jamestown Harbor Church, a multi-site church in western Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark DeVries is the founder of Ministry Architects and author of \u003ci\u003eSustainable Youth Ministry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSustainable Children's Ministry\u003c\/i\u003e (with Annette Safstrom), and \u003ci\u003eFamily-Based Youth Ministry\u003c\/i\u003e. He served for twenty-eight years as associate pastor for youth and their families at First Presbyterian Church in Nashville.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527364317458,"sku":"9780830841523","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_11f6b460-79c4-4045-a41b-6514a4030cb3.jpg?v=1731299728","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sustainable-young-adult-ministry-making-it-work-making-it-last-9780830841523","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}